Weight-Bearing Activities
Regular walking for leisure and other forms of low or non-impact aerobics activities such as cycling, and swimming have been shown to have little to no effect on preventing age related bone loss in postmenopausal women. These activities alone do not cause enough impact or stress on the bone to improve bone strength for the prevention of osteoporosis, falls or fractures.
Try to incorporate intervals of higher impact multi-directional activities into your daily weight bearing routine. Below are examples of higher impact activities.
Goal: 20-40 minutes of moderate to high intensity weight bearing activity that includes intervals of high impact activities
